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The woman's name has not been released. She was the only person home at the time of the fire and is believed to be the owner of the house in the 17200 block of Oporto, which is west of Middlebelt, according to Livonia Fire Battalion Chief Jim Pietraz. There were smoke detectors in the house, but they were not working.

Fire units were called to the house after a neighbor saw smoke in the area about 6:35 a.m. today. When firefighters arrived, they found the house filled with smoke and the ...